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Ken Peters Registered Psychotherapist

RP, CTP Dipl, BA

STATUS: CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

When we experience difficulty in life, we do our best to adapt and survive. In troublesome situations, we find ways to defend and maintain ourselves. Sometimes we push our pain away, find distractions or try to mentally escape our situation.

These strategies may work in the short term, but over time our unresolved issues may manifest as anxiety, depression and other symptoms. These conditions are not random occurrences, but are meaningful signals that something needs more attention.

In psychodynamic psychotherapy, we work together to explore and better understand your deeper concerns. We do this by talking together about your life and experiences. We pay special attention to your feelings, thoughts, hopes and dreams.

Psychotherapy can sometimes be challenging, because it is hard to look at difficult or painful elements in life. It can also be greatly rewarding. As we work to understand ourselves more deeply there often comes a greater sense of well-being, along with the emergence of new possibilities.

I provide long-term, weekly psychodynamic psychotherapy for people who want to grow in life and address their personal concerns. Psychodynamic therapy is a deeper and longer-term approach than some other forms of therapy. The process normally lasts a minimum of 6 months, and many people decide to continue therapy for a longer period of time.

Our first consultation is free. It is an opportunity for us to meet, talk about what brings you to therapy and discuss your concern and questions. It is also an opportunity for both of us to evaluate if we are a good fit to work together.
If we decide to proceed with regular sessions, our ongoing work will focus on you: your concerns, feelings, thoughts and experiences in life. I work to understand you and support you in the therapeutic process. Although the focus and emphasis are on you, I am an active participant in our work together: I am paying attention, asking questions and sometimes sharing my thoughts or understanding for your consideration.

I see psychotherapy as a space that welcomes you in your fullness: your past and present, thoughts and feelings, joys and sorrows, different moods and various states of mind, physical sensations and sense of spirit. When we take the time to acknowledge and welcome the diverse aspects of ourselves, we can grow in our sense of wholeness, inner-connection and well-being.

My practice of psychotherapy is rooted in my own therapeutic journey. As I experienced the benefits of therapy, I became fascinated with the process and theories of effective psychotherapy. Eventually, I completed a six-year training program at The Centre for Training in Psychotherapy. I have been in practice since 2014.

If you would like to explore working together, send me an email at kenpeters@tutamail.com or call me at 437-345-2260. I offer a complimentary in-person meeting in my office in Toronto to help us both determine if we are a good fit to work together. This gives you the opportunity to tell me what brings you to therapy. I can provide more information about the process and do my best to answer any questions you have.